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After a flurry of fists brought a victorious ending for Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 21, tears flowed. That was the opposite emotion he initially expected. So angered was Spann by a flood of social media haters after his previous performance, a knockout loss to Johnny Walker this past September, that he thought his post-fight

Watch Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Chocolatito Gonzalez 2 full fight video highlights for the Estrada vs. Chocolatito 2 card Saturday night, courtesy of DAZN. Juan Francisco Estrada (42-3) and Chocolatito Gonzalez (50-3) competed for Estrada’s WBC and The Ring super flyweight titles and Chocolatito’s WBA super flyweight title at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas,

Watch Leon Edwards vs. Rafael dos Anjos full fight video for a look back at Edwards’ most recent fight when he took on former lightweight champion dos Anjos at UFC San Antonio on July 19, 2019. The streaking Edwards made it eight straight victories with a convincing unanimous decision win over dos Anjos, seemingly placing

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 21 results for the Edwards vs. Muhammad, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 21 Twitter updates. In the main event, Leon Edwards could have a title shot next if he gets past Belal Muhammad in a key welterweight contest. Misha Cirkunov and Ryan Spann will

Dan Ige has faced many challenges throughout his nearly decade long MMA career, but as he gets ready to compete this Saturday, there’s another challenge looming; fatherhood. Ige will face Gavin Tucker in a featherweight main card matchup this Saturday at UFC Vegas 21. The event takes place at the UFC APEX and will be

Left out of Aljamain Sterling’s corner at UFC 259, former welterweight champion Matt Serra has decided to remove himself from the equation altogether. Serra on Tuesday said he’ll no longer be working with Sterling as an official corner person, though he’ll support the new champion on his journey forward. “My thing is, going forward, I

The upcoming card featuring Darren Till against Marvin Vettori in the main event will now be the second card to air on ABC network on Saturday, April 17. The promotion announced the news on Thursday. The event marks a return to network TV after a January event headlined by Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar was

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has done a lot in his nine-year MMA career, but the result of his most recent fight was a first for him: He lost. Going up a weight class to challenge for the light heavyweight title, Adesanya fell short, losing by unanimous decision to champion Jan Blachowicz in the main

Leon Edwards will seek a ninth consecutive victory in the welterweight division when he clashes with Belal Muhammad in the UFC Vegas 21 main event, and a win should be enough to finally earn a long-awaited title shot. That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who addressed Edwards’ status in the welterweight division as he

Megan Anderson will need a new fighting home. The former featherweight title contender is no longer under contract with the UFC after completing her deal following a loss to Amanda Nunes this past weekend. UFC officials confirmed Anderson completed her contract with the promotion when speaking to MMA Fighting on Tuesday. During a live stream

UFC Vegas 21 has lost its lone heavyweight bout. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the situation that the Ben Rothwell vs. Philipe Lins fight has been removed from Saturday’s card, following an initial report by Fightful. According to sources, an injury caused the fight to be delayed but the matchup is expected

A battle of big men is only a couple of weeks away. UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will put his belt on the line against Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 260 on March 27 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will defend

History was made Saturday at UFC 259 when Petr Yan became the first UFC champion to lose his title by disqualification. Yan dropped the bantamweight belt to Aljamain Sterling after connecting with an illegal knee to the head in the fourth round of their fight, a strike that was prohibited while Sterling was in a

UFC veteran Antonio Carlos Junior is the latest to sign on to the PFL roster for its Season 3 tournament. Junior, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 heavyweight tournament, will step in for Jordan Johnson to fight fellow octagon vet Tom Lawlor at a PFL event scheduled for April 29. Johnson was forced

A rematch between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan is in the works “as soon as possible” after Yan was disqualified at UFC 259. That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who could do little other than call for a do-over following the unfortunate ending to the bantamweight title fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

With 15 fights and plenty of thrilling moments at UFC 259, four fighters stood above the rest. Saturday’s $50,000 post-event bonuses went to light heavyweights Kennedy Nzechukwu and Carlos Ulberg, who won Fight of the Night for their lively standup war, and flyweight Kai Kara-France and lightweight Uros Medic for their first-round finishes. On a

Undefeated in the UFC since cutting down to strawweight after a short-notice bantamweight debut, Amanda Lemos promises to make a statement Saturday night in Las Vegas, when she meets former Invicta FC champion Livinha Souza in the preliminary portion of UFC 259 at the UFC APEX. On a roll inside the octagon with consecutive wins

Watch Claressa Shields vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire full fight video highlights for the Shields vs. Dicaire card Friday night, courtesy of FITE TV and ESPN Ringside. Claressa Shields (11-0) and Marie-Eve Dicaire (17-1) competed for Shields’ WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles, Dicaire’s IBF junior middleweight title, and the vacant WBA junior middleweight title at Dort